Friday, 7 February 2025

Meyrick of Bodorgan

THE MEYRICKS WERE THE SECOND LARGEST LANDOWNERS IN THE ISLE OF ANGLESEY, WITH
16,918 ACRES


The Family of MEYRICK is descended from Cadafael, Lord of Cedewain, Powys.

LLOWARCH AP BRAN was succeeded by his son, who married his cousin, Gwenllian, granddaughter of Prince Owen Gwynedd (ca 1136).

He was succeeded by his son,

MEREDYDD, of Bôdorgan, whose only child and heiress,

EVA, wedded Einion Sais, the direct descendant and representative in the sixth degree from Cadafael Ynnyd, Lord of Cydewain, Montgomeryshire.

He was usher or chamberlain of the palace of Sheen (Richmond) to HENRY VI, and so was called Sais (Saxon), on account of his being so much in England.

He was succeeded by his son,

HEYLIN, of Bodorgan, whose son and successor,

LLEWELLYN AP HEYLIN, espoused Angharad, daughter of William ap Evan, another descendant of Prince Owen Gwynedd. 

Llewellyn fought at the battle of Bosworth on the side of HENRY VII, and his two-handed sword and salt-cellar are still preserved at Bôdorgan.

His son,

MEYRICK AP LLEWELLYN, was Captain of the Guard at the coronation of HENRY VIII.

He was the first High Sheriff of Anglesey, which office he held till his death.
From him the name MEYRICK, signifying "Guardian," is derived, as a surname, in pursuance of the act of HENRY VIII, requiring that the name of every man at that time should be borne by his descendants as a surname, there being no surnames before that time in Wales.
Rowland, second son of Meyrick ap Llewellyn, was the first Protestant Bishop of Bangor, and was buried in Bangor Cathedral; from him are descended the MEYRICKS of Goodrich Court, and of Bush.

Meyrick ap Llewellyn was succeeded by his eldest son,

RICHARD MEYRICK, a man of great influence in the county; he was succeeded by his eldest son,

RICHARD MEYRICK, who was succeeded by his eldest son,

RICHARD MEYRICK, High Sheriff of Anglesey, 1641, who was succeeded by his eldest son,

RICHARD MEYRICK, High Sheriff of Anglesey, 1647-8, whose eldest surviving son,

WILLIAM MEYRICK, High Sheriff of Anglesey, 1675, was succeeded by his eldest surviving son,

OWEN MEYRICK (1682-1759), of Bôdorgan, High Sheriff of Anglesey, 1706, MP for Anglesey, 1715-22, married Anne, daughter of Piers Lloyd, of Lligwy, and was father of

OWEN MEYRICK (1705-70), of Bôdorgan, MP for Anglesey, 1761-70, who wedded, in 1745, Hester, daughter of John Putland, of London, and was succeeded by his son,

OWEN PUTLAND MEYRICK, of Bôdorgan, who espoused, in 1774, Clara, eldest daughter and heiress of Richard Garth, of Morden, Surrey, and had issue, a daughter,

CLARA MEYRICK, who wedded, in 1801, Augustus Elliott, son of John Trayton Fuller, and had issue,
OWEN JOHN AUGUSTUS;
Clara, grandmother of Sir George Augustus Eliott Tapps-Gervis-Meyrick Bt;
Lucy Ann; Catherine Sarah; Augusta Maria.
The only son and heir,

OWEN JOHN AUGUSTUS FULLER-MEYRICK DL (1804-76), of Bodorgan, High Sheriff of Anglesey, 1827, whose patronymic was FULLER, succeeded to the estates of his maternal grandfather, and assumed in consequence, by royal licence, the surname and arms of MEYRICK.

Following Mr Fuller-Meyrick's death in 1876, the Bodorgan Estate passed to his cousin,


SIR GEORGE AUGUSTUS ELIOTT TAPPS-GERVIS-MEYRICK
, 4th Baronet (1855-1928), of Bodorgan Hall, Anglesey, and Hinton Admiral, Hampshire.

Bodorgan is now the residence of Sir George William Owen Tapps-Gervis-Meyrick, 8th Baronet (born 1970) and his family.

Bodorgan Hall (Image: Coflein)


BODORGAN HALL is a neo-classical mansion, comprising smooth ashlar masonry in a pale, yellowish stone, with a slate roof.

The entrance to the mansion is on the north front, which has a central portico.

The tops of two doors of the facade are adorned with bas-reliefs, and there are half-columns and four alcoves along this side.

The east front of the house has nine bays, with three in the centre "on a semi-circular bow with a domed roof."

Bodorgan Hall (Image: Pinterest)

The north and south sides have single-storey wings, added in the mid 19th century, and are of a lesser quality.

An aviary was once located in the southern extension, which now has "two open-fronted loggias."

First published in January, 2021.

5 comments :

Anonymous said...

Good afternoon. I think you may have uploaded a picture of Baron Hill, rather than Bodorgan.

Timothy Belmont said...

Anon, I might well have! I've been researching that family, too. Thanks. Tim.

Unknown said...

Just finding this page while tracing my geneology through the Myrick/Meyrick family. Thank you so much for your work!

Anonymous said...

Dear Ld B You have loaded the correct images of Bodorgan. It was built by Samuel Wyatt’s clerk of works Samuel Cooper so similarities with the Wyatt Baron Hill as it looked before the remodelling following the 1834 fire are not surprising.

Timothy Belmont said...

Dear Anon, many thanks for confirmation of the images. Tim.